Construction Coordinator

at  Walters Group

Walters Group is a family-owned steel construction company that designs, fabricates, and constructs unique and complex commercial and industrial projects throughout North America. With over 65 years of experience, Walters ensures high quality results through our passion and commitment to every project. Our head office is located in Hamilton and we have multiple fabrication plants in Hamilton, Stoney Creek and Princeton. As Walters grows and expands into new markets, we are seeking to welcome aspiring and driven individuals to our team who share our passion, vision, and values.
At Walters, we build history, and we are incredibly proud of our projects, to name a few - Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, ON, the Burgoyne Bridge in St. Catharines, ON, The Bow in Calgary, AB, and the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg, MB.
We’re consistently ranked among the best companies to work for, including Canada’s Best Managed and Great Place to Work Certified. We’re committed to supporting and developing our teams. We also ensure a positive, safe, collaborative work environment with ample personal and career development opportunities.
If you want to be a part of our team – read on and apply. Even if you feel like you don’t meet all criteria, please give it a shot, and still apply.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in civil engineering, construction engineering, project management or a related field.
• A minimum of 1 to 3 years of construction experience with exposure to structural steel erection and/or fabrication, construction QC or construction surveying.
• Ability to travel to project sites on regular basis or as required.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Works independently and takes ownership of project oriented specific tasks.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge in structural steel fabrication and erection industry standard practices.
• Knowledge of Construction Safety and H&S Legislation.
• Understanding construction project scheduling practices.
• General knowledge of cranes, construction, and steel erecting equipment.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office with advanced knowledge in Excel and Microsoft Project.
• Ability to be flexible, multi-task and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong Organization Skills with an ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Interpersonal Skills working in a team environment.
• A team player, who can interrelate and operate effectively and professionally with coworkers and other associates within Walters team and with General Contractors, equipment suppliers in a collegial, fast paced work environment.

• Maintain project document control and procedures for WFS assigned projects (technical, site sequencing, and reporting).
• Travels to project sites to support WFS Superintendents and ensure project site administration is being completed accurately and to address any questions or concerns on site, as required.
• Build detailed field schedules in MS Project.
• Create and develop site logistics plans, drawings, crane plans and rigging studies, etc. using 3D Lift Planner, AutoCAD and Tekla.
• Produces weekly labour cost reports (LCR) and monitors progress, benchmarking the actuals against the estimates.
• Responds to questions and concerns from our site teams in timely manner by providing recommendations and/or collaborating with the Walters project team to seek solutions to construction and technical challenges, etc.
• Train and mentor project site teams with SOP’s, construction progress tracking, QC management, etc.
• Assist and support Walters Field surveyors
• Provides WFS construction engineer with accurate and complete drawings for approval process and maintain the related file, (WFS Drawings, Detail Drawings for Fabrication, Client views) as required.
• Assist with managing WFS construction equipment and temporary works including detailing and fabrication in collaboration with WFS Equipment Manager and the Construction Team.
• Responds to equipment and resource inquiries by engineering, production, sales, and Field Stores regarding project requirements in a timely manner and in collaboration with Walters Construction Engineers.